December 12: Students of South Asia will now have access to certain courses of London Metropolitan University (LMU) through online platform. Islington College signed a multilateral Memorandum of Understanding in this regard with London Metropolitan University (LMU), mySecondTeacher, and RVI Group to use certain LMU courses under the administration of      Islington College.

With this latest strategic partnership, RVI Group will now be able to further strengthen their institutions with London Metropolitan University’s courses under the careful  administration of Islington College using mySecondTeacher as a delivery platform, the college said in a statement.

“With this monumental partnership, students from Thailand and Myanmar can also graduate with a BA (Hons) Business Administration degree from the London Metropolitan University. Islington College will play a key role in this partnership by facilitating the entire process of a student’s journey up until their graduation, along with aligning the marketing collaterals that shall be developed henceforth,” reads the statement.

Islington College further said its faculty will also be responsible for creating an assessment development process as well as carrying out the marking processes as per London Metropolitan University’s guidelines.

Another groundbreaking initiative included in this partnership is using mySecondTeacher as a platform for online learning. With the help of mySecondTeacher, all course content will be made available to the students, and their assignments will also be distributed and retrieved on a single platform.

The MOU signing ceremony was attended by the Chief Executive Officer of RVI Group Argus Ang, the founder of mySecondTeacher Dr Benson Soong, Founding Chairman of Islington College and ING Sulav Budhathoki, London Metropolitan University’s Head of Academic Partnerships Dr Wendy Bloisi, added the statement